Episode 03: Creating an empowering design community: The journey of a recovering Interior Designer with Rick Campos
If These Walls Could Talk: The Business of Interiors PodcastShow Notes
In Episode 03 of If These Walls Could Talk, Rachel interviews Rick Campos. Rick is the founder and podcast host of the Design Biz Survival Guide in the USA. Rick is primarily based in Orange County, California. His spirit and energy to open up the conversation amongst the interior design community is something that caught Rachel's interest a couple of years ago. Since that time, she has spoken to him on many occasions. She's been guest on his podcast, and has also attended one of his retreats in Orange County.
It was from that retreat that Rachel took so much learning and inspiration that it drew into sharp focus that the vacuum that exists here in the UK around the design community is holding us back and it cannot be right. Rick has championed her decision to open up the conversation here in the UK. Episode 03 uncovers how Rick took the leap from recovering Interior Designer to building an empowering design community in the US. Rick candidly speaks of his time within the Interior Design industry, his challenges, successes and failures in an aim to help fellow Interior Designers on their journeys within the industry.
Connect with the host: https://www.thebusinessofinteriors.co.uk/podcast @thebusinessofinteriors
Connect with Rick Campos, The Design Biz Survival Guide: https://designbizsurvivalguide.com @designbizsurvivalguide
If These Walls Could Talk is sponsored by Rachel Usher Interior Design. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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